CRC/C/COD/CO/3-5 (b) Ensure throughout the country, including in remote areas, a sufficient number of health centres and hospitals that have adequate human, technical and financial resources; (c) Conduct regular training sessions for all health workers; (d) Address malnutrition, particularly in rural areas, including through preventive measures such as awareness-raising campaigns and poverty alleviation and by promoting exclusive breastfeeding; (e) Strengthen its efforts to improve immunization rates, particularly through the proper functioning of the cold chain and through increased and better dissemination of information on vaccination campaigns; (f) Seek financial and technical assistance from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization, among others, in this regard. Adolescent health 36. The Committee recommends that the State party take immediate measures to prevent early pregnancy, which carries a major risk for the survival, health and development of girls. In this regard, and in the light of general comment No. 4 (2003) on adolescent health and development in the context of the Convention, the Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt a comprehensive sexual and reproductive health policy for adolescents and ensure that sexual and reproductive health education is part of the mandatory school curriculum and targets adolescent girls and boys, with special attention paid to preventing early pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections; (b) Develop and implement a policy to protect the rights of pregnant teenagers, adolescent mothers and their children and combat discrimination against them; (c) Take measures to raise awareness of and foster responsible parenthood and sexual behaviour, paying particular attention to boys and men. HIV/AIDS 37. In the light of general comment No. 3 (2003) on HIV/AIDS and the rights of the child, the Committee recommends that the State party take measures to: (a) Implement the existing strategic plan to combat HIV/AIDS for 20142017 and start preparing a renewed strategic plan for the next period; (b) Sustain the measures in place to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV and develop a road map to ensure the implementation of effective preventive measures, including in rural areas; (c) Improve follow-up treatment for mothers infected with HIV and their infants to ensure early diagnosis and early initiation of treatment; (d) Improve access to quality, age-appropriate HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health services; (e) Improve access to and coverage of antiretroviral therapy and prophylaxis for pregnant women infected with HIV; (f) Seek technical assistance from, inter alia, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and UNICEF. 11

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